English poem
Xxix
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
As little shall it serve you in the fight If you remonstrate with the storming seas, As if you querulously sigh to these Of some imagined haven of delight.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Xxix
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Xxix
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
As little shall it serve you in the fight If you remonstrate with the storming seas, As if you querulously sigh to these Of some imagined haven of delight.